Princeton University, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 66

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS26424

Shelfmark:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 66

Title:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 66: Book of Magico-Medical, Divinatory and Astrological Texts

Magico-medical texts

Divination texts

Astrological texts

Various magico-medical prescriptions

Magical texts

Medical texts

Prescriptions for undoing spells

Magical texts

Various spells for combatting demons, the evil eye, etc.

Magical texts

Prescription for curing typhoid or typhus

Medical text

Talismanic drawing in the form of an eight-pointed star with a central face

Talismanic drawings

Various magical prayers for binding and destroying demons

Prayers

Magical texts

Talismanic drawing to accompany "the prayer of Moses"

Talismanic drawings

Various talismanic drawings

Talismanic drawings

[blank] Talismanic drawing in the form of the cosmic serpent

Talismanic drawings

Various magical prayers for the binding and destruction of demons, evil spirits, etc.

Prayers

Magical texts

Prayer for "blocking" one's enemies

Prayer

Sequence (in various hands) of prayers with talismanic drawings for summoning demons

Prayers

Talismanic drawings

Prayers for "harming those who harm [me]"

Prayers

Prayers, some unspecified, others for female ailments, incorporating lists of magical names [asmat]

Prayers

Magical texts

Astrological computations [hasabä käwakebt]

Astrological text

Computation

Computations for predicting an individual's preferment or appointment to office [hasabä simät]

Computation

Unidentified prayer

Prayer

Astrological text concerning "the will of 7 stars and 12 stars' [mäfqedä 7 käwakebt wäzä-12 käwakebt]

Astrological text

Collection of unidentified magical prayers

Prayers

Magical texts

"Calculation of hours [of daylight] and of darkness" [Sefrä sä'at wäs'elalot] 16 charts of the Awdä Nägäst [The Cycle of the Kings] Prayer addressed to Jesus Christ seeking divine blessing and protection from and power over devils and spirits

Prayer

Unidentified divinatory text

Divination texts

[blank except for a single line of text] Astrological text

Astrological text

A series (30 chapters or sections) of prescriptions for casting the fortunes of men and women

Magical texts

"The Book of Precise Knowledge" [Mäs'hafä Temhert T'eyyuq]

Book of Precise Knowledge

A series of calculations [hasab] for divining various topics, such as success of a journey, birth of children, appointment to office, etc.

Divination texts

Loose Bifolium 1 Loose Bifolium 2 Loose Bifolium 3 Loose Bifolium 4

Place:

Ethiopia

Ethiopia TGN

Date:

late 19th century

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Geez

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

gez;Amharic

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

Amharic WIKIDATA

amh

Amharic WIKIDATA

Material:

Parchment manuscript

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: Parchment manuscript; 135 x 98 mm

Note:

Gatherings of various sizes, most frequently of 8. The thickness of the parchment varies considerably, and almost all leaves show signs of heavy wear, staining and rubbing. Single column text, varying number of lines (between 16 and 35), written in a mixture of Ge'ez and Amharic, variously in black with some rubrics, also in red, and in purple in a numbe...[text truncated]
No specific owner's name is identifiable throughout, though several prayers contain the name of a certain Gäbrä Mika'él Täsämma (sometimes just given as Gäbrä Täsämma). In addition, one of the loose bifolia contains a picture of a certain Ato Amarä Zäbehéral (? end of the second name unclear). The various hands, all of which are of poor quality, together with the paintings on t...[text truncated]

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Ethiopic

Psalters

Ethiopia

Institutional Record:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xd07gs74n

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/48822ec5-6ea4-4337-ab67-2a2572c5da8a/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University